The educational program was audited by the European Foundation for Management Development

13:25, March 1, 2018

The International Experts assessed the «International Economics and Business» program at GSEM UrFU

The International Commission of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) conducted an audit to re-accredit the EPAS program «International Economics and Business» at GSEM UrFU.

«In the course of the work, the commission consisting of four representatives of the highest level of management of the world's leading business schools, assessed the quality of the program implementation and its compliance with modern international standards, strategic aspects of the GSEM development, teachers’ work, the level of students and graduates, and many other aspects» explains the Director of the Graduate School of Economics and Management Dmitry Tolmachev.

The result of the commission’s work — the decision on re-accreditation — will be known in June (after the vote of the EFMD Council). According to the preliminary assessments, experts noted qualitative changes in the program management system, in particular, transparency, leadership and dynamics of positive changes, optimization of the program content (increase in the number of courses taught in English, development of career opportunities for students, integration of practical and research skills into the program subjects, compliance with international criteria), internationalization, qualitative improvements in international marketing, working with corporate partners, application of online learning methods, focus on the strategic development and other aspects. Also, proposals were formulated to improve the program, which the leadership of the Graduate School of Economics and Management pointed out as the main benchmarks for further qualitative development.

The bachelor’s degree program «International Economics and Business» received in 2015 the international accreditation EPAS (EFMD European Program Accreditation System), confirming the compliance of the Bachelor’s degree level with the standards of the European Foundation for Management Development. About 1% of business schools in the world and only 2 educational programs in Russia have such a high rating.

UrFU is a participant of Project 5-100, the key result of which has to be the emergence of modern university-leaders in Russia by 2020 with an effective management structure and international academic reputation capable of setting the trends for the development of world higher education.